A teacher was appearing in court today accused of raping a teenage boy and indecently assaulting another after sending them indecent text messages.

Wasim Majid, 27, of Aylesbury Street, Wolverton, Bucks, is suspended from his job at a school in Northamptonshire. He is due to stand trial at Northampton Crown Court charged with rape, three counts of gross indecency, indecent assault and two counts of abusing his position as a teacher.

Northampton Magistrates Court was told in December 2002 that the allegations related to two incidents - one in January 2002 and one between May and June.